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Senators call for review of oil shipments by rail

January 10, 2014

WASHINGTON Two Senate committee chairmen asked the secretaries of transportation and energy on Thursday to take “prompt and decisive action” to resolve recent safety problems with crude oil transported by rail.

A series of fiery derailments, including a deadly wreck in Quebec last summer and a near-miss last week in North Dakota, have gained the attention of lawmakers, who until this point had said little about the issue.

Legislation

The SMART Transportation Division is making it easier for its members to make their voices heard in the nation’s capitol.
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